Driver hits man on Grand Central Parkway; man dies
Sharisa Hanson, driving a 2017 Infiniti SUV east on the Grand Central Parkway near 29th Avenue in Queens, hit a 46-year-old man on October 31, 2025, and he died at the scene.
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What We Know
Police said Sharisa Hanson, 40, was driving a 2017 Infiniti SUV east on the Grand Central Parkway near 29th Avenue in Queens at about 9:43 p.m. on October 31, 2025, when she hit a 46-year-old man. He died at the scene. Hanson remained there, and EMS took her to Long Island Jewish Forest Hills hospital in stable condition. Police charged Hanson with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and a motor vehicle license violation. Her arraignment was pending when the Daily News reported on November 3.
The collision
Police said Hanson was driving east in a 2017 Infiniti SUV at about 9:43 p.m. on October 31 when she hit the man. He died at the scene. The official record counts one pedestrian death and one motorist injury.
On the parkway near 29th Avenue
Police placed the collision on the Grand Central Parkway near 29th Avenue in Queens. The parkway is a highway, and the official record places the collision away from an intersection.
The driver remained at the scene
Hanson remained at the scene, and EMS took her to Long Island Jewish Forest Hills hospital in stable condition. Police charged her with aggravated unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle and a motor vehicle license violation. Her arraignment in Queens Criminal Court was pending when the Daily News reported on November 3.